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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1998: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain searches of containers, packages, and certain enclosures used for storage by students or visitors to be conducted by a school employee who has been designated by the school principal to conduct such searches and who has completed an orientation and training program developed by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1998 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain searches of containers, packages, and certain enclosures used for storage by students or visitors to be conducted by a school employee who has been designated by the school principal to conduct such searches and who has completed an orientation and training program developed by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Stevens. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
StevensPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
  3. Reset on Final cal. of Education Administration Subcommittee
  4. P2C, ref. to Education Committee
  5. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
  6. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/10/2026
  7. Intro., P1C.
  8. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source